Fay Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.4% |
| Met Standard | 16.7% |
| Below Standard | 77.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Fay Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.4% of students exceeded standard while 16.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.6 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 19.9 points below the San Diego Unified district average of 25.3%. The 30 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 18.1% exceeded — 12.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 11.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 9.4% | 16.5% | 25.9% |
| 4th | 70 | 5.7% | 17.1% | 22.9% |
| 5th | 67 | 6.0% | 16.4% | 22.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 87 | 5.8% | 24.1% | 29.9% |
| 4th | 81 | 2.5% | 18.5% | 21.0% |
| 5th | 71 | 2.8% | 7.0% | 9.9% |
Nearby schools
30 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 43.6